£315 so a little over your budget but it has a CPU that gets A LOT of praise here the i5 2500k. from what i hear it's one of the best you can have. doesn't come with a OS (same thing as other one you posted) but you can simply run a free OS like linux till you can afford windows

I don't think the celeron can run GameCube games at full speed. It is not the greatest CPU. But then again, it depends on the game. Which games are you planning on playing specifically?

Also, the 2500K is in fact an awesome CPU, but it (probably) is overkill for the majority of GameCube games.

Generally speaking, a dual-core i3/i5 can get the job done. Depending on the model, year, and turbo frequency, it can run most games full speed. A dual-core i3 at 3.6 GHz turbo would probably work *almost* as well as the 2500K (unless you have a cooler and plan on overclocking, but I doubt that).

All 4 of those games are fairly easy to run. A celeron G530 is probably fast enough for them but if you were planning on playing some heavier games it definitely will not get the job done.

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(08-13-2012, 10:47 AM)NaturalViolence Wrote: All 4 of those games are fairly easy to run. A celeron G530 is probably fast enough for them but if you were planning on playing some heavier games it definitely will not get the job done.

Heavier games being?

Out of interest for the Celeron G530, will the onboard 'HD' graphics be enough, or will I need a GPU?

Metroid prime (any of them), super mario galaxy 1/2, donkey kong country returns, just to name a few.

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